Archie Harris v. Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-appellant Archie Harris (Harris) appeals the district court’s denial of habeas corpus relief as to his Louisiana attempted second degree murder conviction. Harris raises two issues: (1) an erroneous jury instruction deprived him of due process and (2) trial counsel’s failure to object to the erroneous instruction and failure to correctly present the issue to the jury constituted ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm the district court’s denial of relief.

Facts and Proceedings Below

Harris is currently serving a 45-year sentence at hard labor in the…